Next, come to the realization that this movie doesn’t actually exist (at least not yet).

The three minute short, called Keloid, created by Spanish director J.J. Palomo, is unfortunately just a proof-of-concept trailer right now.

Keloid, at least from the trailer, seems to adopt a Terminator-like man vs. machine dynamic. I’m a sucker for a good sci-fi/post apocalyptic film and Keloid seems to be an interesting spin on the genre. The trailer’s creepy mannequin robots give it a unique aesthetic and it’s hard to believe that Keloid’s slick CGI effects were created with such a low budget.

The narrative of using YouTube and Vimeo to get Hollywood’s attention is familiar, though.

District 9’s director, Neil Blomkamp, was originally set to create the film adaptation of the popular Halo video-game franchise, with Peter Jackson producing the project. Due to a lack of financing, the Halo movie was killed indefinitely. Out of the ashes of a few proof-of-concept Halo shorts, though, came District 9, Blomkamp’s first feature film. For fans of the Halo franchise, it’s difficult not to watch District 9 and imagine what Blomkamp could have done with the Halo universe.